Batara Guru, a fisherman, catches a talking fish who begs to be released. He lets the fish go, and she transforms into a beautiful woman. They fall in love and marry, but Batara Guru promises never to reveal that his wife was once a fish. However, during an argument with his son, he breaks this promise. Upon learning her secret, his wife becomes angry and causes volcanoes to erupt and form a large lake now known as Toba Lake.

1. Narrative Text
By:
Luthfi Nur Azizah
VIII-H

2. The Legend of Toba Lake
Once upon time,
there was a handsome man.
His name was Batara Guru
Sahala. He liked fishing. One
day, he caught a fish. He was
surprised to find out that
the fish could talk. The fish
begged him to set it free.

3. Batara Guru could not
bear it. He made the fish free.
As soon as it was free, the fish
changed into a very beautiful
woman. She attracted Batara
Guru so much. He felt in love
with that fish-woman. The
woman wanted to marry with
him and said that Batara Guru
had to keep the secret which
she had been a fish. Batara
Guru agreed and promised that
he would never tell anybody
about it.

4. They were married happily.
They had two sons. One day Batara
Guru got very angry with his son. He
could not control his mad. He
shouted angrily and got the word of
fish to his son. The son was crying.
They found their mother and talked
her about it.

5. The mother was very
annoyed. Batara Guru broke his
promise. The mother was shouting
angrily. Then the earth began to
shake. Volcanoes started to
erupt. The earth formed a very
big hole. People believed that the
big hole became a lake. Then this
lake is known as Toba lake.

6. QQQuestion…..
1
Why was wife’s
Batara angry to
Batara Guru Sahala?
Because Batara
Guru Sahala
broke his
promise.

7. Find the synonym of
appointment in
paragraph 4!
Promise
2

8. “They were married
happily.” The word
they referred to …
They referred
to Batara Guru
Sahala and fish
woman.
3

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